Protection for Hire

12 years ago

Gripping story with added depth

I was lucky enough to be able to read a copy of this via NetGalley. I have read Camy Tang books before so thought it would be a good read but I have to say I was a little uncertain at the start that I would enjoy the setting of a tough girl with the Japanese Mafia. However, once I got to know the characters I was really rooting for them. Tessa is a great character, on the outside she is strong and feared by those around her but inside she has many insecurities and when you find out more about her family you realise why she is as she is. On one level this is a suspense story about Tessa trying to protect a woman and her son from an abusive husband, but it is also about second chances and whether someone can really change. Tessa has become a Christian in prison and is trying to lead a better life and not go back to her old lifestyle. This is hard for her; I like the fact that, unlike in some books, she has not changed into a perfect Christian overnight, but still struggles with her temper and with relationships with her family. She also struggles to change other people's opinion of her, no one wants to give her a job, can they believe that she is truly reformed? Charles, a lawyer hoping for a partnership, finds it hard to accept that the woman he helped put in prison is not the monster he thought she was and to come to terms with his attraction to her. Overall this is a good book, a gripping story with some extra depth because of the issues it raises. I look forward to reading the sequel.

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